01 March,2009 08:02 AM IST | | Agencies
Top seed Novak Djokovic sealed his first Dubai Championships title with a straight-sets win over David Ferrer in Saturday'su00a0 final.
The Serbian was made to battle in the first set but stepped up a gear in the second as he sealed a 7-5, 6-3 win over the fourth-seeded Spaniard.
Meanwhile, Venus Williams advanced into her second straight final with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Barbora Strycova in the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL tournament.
